Remote areas in poor nations need far more investment to undercut recruitment by militant armed groups, in a shift from development policies focused most on cities, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said.

Amazon Web Services is looking to invest in Chile for the long-term as part of a larger Latin American expansion plan, a senior executive said on Wednesday after meeting with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.

Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek said on Thursday it will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines within the next few months and invest $500 million in its international expansion strategy.

Indonesian motorcycle-taxi service Go-Jek will invest $500 million to expand its operations in Southeast Asia, revving up competition just two months after Uber’s landmark deal to exit from the region.

The world's largest consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble plans to invest a further 3 billion roubles ($48.5 million) in its Russian production facilities this year, a senior company executive overseeing the Russian market told Reuters.